BBQ Chicken Burritos

April has been an unusual month for our family, menu-wise. I knew the doctor I work for was going to take a week off when his wife gave birth to their baby, and I knew I was going to go visit my parents in Indiana when that happened, but babies are notorious for not coming exactly when you expect them, so I had no idea when I was going to be gone. In preparation, I made the entire month's menu as simple as possible so that no matter when I left, my husband and daughter would be able to handle preparing their own meals.

Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite meals are super simple, but they don't really make for great blog content.  This recipe, however, has way more flavor than it has ingredients. Now, you can make this with any BBQ sauce you like and it will be great, but I have to admit that I use a secret special sauce that takes these burritos over the top.  Years ago, my husband brought home a bottle of "Pig Out Sauce" that a coworker had purchased from a BBQ joint in Spartanburg, SC. He claimed it was the best sauce ever and insisted we try it. We made these burritos for the first time with that sauce and now I can't imagine them without it. Once a year or so, when his coworker takes a trip to Spartanburg, my husband has him pick up a gallon of it and we divide it up into smaller bottles and freeze it so we always have some on hand. If you really want to taste the ultimate version of these burritos, come on over to my house the next time I make 'em and I'll let you try my special sauce, but until then, any tangy BBQ will be fine.

BBQ Chicken Burritos

Prep time: 5 min  Cook time: 10 min
Serves 4

1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken, cubed
1 green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
4 Tbs oil, divided
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1-1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
4 large flour tortillas, warmed

In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then cook the chicken, green peppers and onion over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in barbecue sauce and heat through.

Sprinkle cheese down the center of each tortilla; top with chicken mixture. Fold sides and ends over filling and roll up.

In a large skillet, brown burritos in remaining oil on all sides over medium heat.

626 calories per serving.  Click here for more nutritional info and shopping list!